Wilderness Pack Question??

[ORCA_SIX]

Mystery Ranch or Kifaru - can't go wrong with either.  Both really good, made in the USA packs.

I second the Mystery Ranch brand. They are the  . I have used quite a few packs over the years, Osprey, MountainSmith, Arterycx, Mountain Hardwear, etc. Mystery Ranch is solid and comfortable.

[Wanttohuntmore]

Where can we see the Mystery Ranch packs?  I've been looking at packs all winter, need to upgrade this year and want a durable, comfortable pack.

[dscubame]

Fanny Pack? 

[ORCA_SIX]

Mystery Ranch.

http://www.mysteryranch.com/s.nl/c.999464/sc.8/.f

[Dansk]

New company - Owner of Sitka sold Sitka to W. Gore, then he started this new company: Kuiu.  Pretty advanced stuff if you can afford it.

http://shop.kuiu.com/packs-c7.aspx

[Ridgerunner]

I just picked up a mystery ranch, haven't had the chance to pack with it yet but it is going to be a good pack, I can tell by the way its built and how it fits.  Watch the classifieds of the various boards, I got mine for $500 used twice, probably $800 if I were to pay full retail for all the goodies I got so there are some good deals to be had on them if you keep an eye out.

[halflife65]

Which one?  I have a crew cab with the nice frame.  Anything hanging off the nice frame will be comfortable.  Getting ready for a hunt in about a month and will be using it. 

[MDGrand]

+1 on the Mystery Ranch.

I just got my Crew Cab with Nice Frame in Multi Cam (to get this pattern, go to the military pack link and not the hunting pack link).

From my first impressions.. really study and built. Love how it expands and contracts, the Frame is super sturdy. This pack is truely the only fully capable hyrbid pack. it can start off small and grow real easy. Love the seperate load cells you can buy, makes choosing to pack certain things a breeze.

I sold my Eberlestock and REI Mars pack because of what this pack can do.

EXPENSIVE.. But I truely believe based on how this pack fits and feels that it will be th last one I ever need. Awesome warranty too.

in case anyone needs a visual.. here are some pics and and link to what sold me:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40542035@N08/tags/nicecrewcab/show/with/5117844085

 

[fair-chase]

Looks good MDGrand. Did you get the load sling with it? Just curious if anyone had put their hands on the load sling and how they liked it.

[MDGrand]

Nope I did not get the load sling because I got the crew cab.. same basic structure, you can unbuckle the straps and just throw a quarter in just as easily.. no need for the sling if you buy the crew cab.

[dreamingbig]

There are a lot of folks that have gone to the one pack system with mystery ranch but at the end of the day you still end up with a pretty heavy day pack.

I have a 2 pack system.  I have an x2 Eberlestock that I strap to my cabelas alaskan frame.  Going into spike camp is about 60 to 70 lbs.  After dropping spike I have the x2 for day pack or to bivy out with.  The x2 only weighs 4.5 lbs and it can carry an elk quarter.

[MtnMuley]

 Very true, dreamingbig.  I use a Kifaru in that situation and leave the bag at camp and use the top duffle on the frame as a hunting/day pack.  Lighter that 4.5 lbs too.  Day only, with the possibility of hauling meat out, I use the J-34 (might have been better off with the x2).   Although, if I had extra money laying around, I sure would like to have a MR, or the new KUIU

[MDGrand]

There are a lot of folks that have gone to the one pack system with mystery ranch but at the end of the day you still end up with a pretty heavy day pack.

I have a 2 pack system.  I have an x2 Eberlestock that I strap to my cabelas alaskan frame.  Going into spike camp is about 60 to 70 lbs.  After dropping spike I have the x2 for day pack or to bivy out with.  The x2 only weighs 4.5 lbs and it can carry an elk quarter.

I hear what you are saying, but the Mystery Ranch Crew Cab starts at 1900 CI day pack.. that is a pretty easy pack to move around in. It can expand with load cells up to 5000 CI which is pretty awesome.

To your point though, If I hike in with a full 5000 CI load, I can just easily dump the load cells compress the pack to 1900 and head out of base camp to make trouble. Cool part is if I get an animal, I can load a quarter and head right in it without having to go back for a frame pack. Ultimately that is why I bought it.. it truely is the only pack I have seen thus far that can do all of that.

[halflife65]

And it does it well.  I actually hadn't purchased the load cells when I first got the pack but just ordered them and they got to my house a couple of weeks ago.  I packed my stuff up and the entire system is more than enough to carry everything - works great.  If everything goes well I will be using it this spring.

The one thing that I noticed about the weight - it carries so well that you don't notice it, really.  Great pack. 

Maybe the Optifade looks "cooler" but the multicam rocks.  I got the Foliage colored frame, though.  I think I might end up with another pack to hang off the frame to use during the off season and I don't necessarily want it to be camo.

[MDGrand]

Halflife..

Your pictures also convinced me.

I got the multi cam too.. I couldnt do the optifade (my sponser would not like me too much if I did)

More than happy to have the multicam. It goes with with Realtree which is what I mostly wear.

I am thinking of ordering the load cells too.. which ones did you order? The site recommends 1 large and 2 small.. is that what you did?

My nice frame came in Coyote. That is fine to me, no difference, they are straps.